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Masdar Green REIT acquires ‘green’ properties worth USD 254 mn
Masdar-backed real estate fund snaps up ‘green’ buildings: The UAE’s renewable giant’s Masdar Green real estate investment trust (REIT) acquired property assets worth AED 934 mn (USD 254 mn) in Abu Dhabi, according to a statement. The REIT secured USD 200 mn in green financing from First Abu Dhabi Bank to grow its portfolio earlier […]
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QFZ is getting its own vertical gardens
US-based AeroFarms will build a vertical indoor farm in Qatar, according to a company statement. In partnership with the Qatar Freezones Authority and Doha Venture Capital, the firm will harness indoor agritech to grow produce using 95% less water than traditional farming with zero pesticides. OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING- Egypt’s CIB is […]
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Jurassic Barn?
Preserving endangered species through test tube babies: Scientists at the University of Queensland believe the successfully developed embryo of an endangered European donkey opens up avenues for saving other endangered species, EuroNews reports. Researchers say a new in vitro fertilization (IVF) process known as intracytoplasmic sperm injection can create viable embryos, allowing production of embryos […]
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NOVEMBER 21-23 November (Monday-Wednesday): Cityscape Intelligence Talks, Dubai World Trade Center, UAE. 23-24 November (Wednesday-Thursday): Global Conference on Sustainable Partnerships, The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Deadline of bid submissions for the Ras Mohaisen – Baha – Makkah Independent Water Transmission Pipeline in Saudi Arabia. DECEMBER 6 December (Tuesday): Enterprise Climate X Forum, Cairo, Egypt. 7 […]
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TODAY: COP27 lands a landmark loss and damage fund + South Korea eyeing a USD 6.5 bn hydrogen and ammonia plant + Acwa expands to Thailand + Egypt launches a carbon credit fund
It’s finally over, and with COP27 now in our rearview mirror (if barely), we’re starting the week by taking stock of the “COP of implementation.” Much of the narrative in the Western press thinks COP27 fell short of the mark. As people who live, work, invest and do business in an emerging market at risk […]
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The Enterprise guide to COP27’s climate finance agreement
Delegates from 200 countries concluded COP27 yesterday with a landmark agreement to create a historic loss and damage fund, helping vulnerable countries cope with climate disasters triggered by developed countries’ emissions, the COP27 presidency said in a statement (pdf). The agreement will see developed countries pledge funds to “save lives and livelihoods from climate change […]
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A rundown of the biggest projects coming out of COP27
The MENA region is setting up to become a hub for exports of green energy and renewables, judging by the raft of new green projects that were inked at COP27. With the slogan “COP for Implementation,” COP27 host Egypt raised hopes for the number of projects announced during the summit — and it delivered. Green […]
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An adaptation roadmap, but fossil fuel phaseouts hit a wall
We have an adaptation roadmap: Egypt launched the global Sharm El SheikhAdaptation Agenda (pdf) for collective adaptation action, in partnership with the UN climate change high-level champions — the world’s first comprehensive roadmap set to lay out a shared set of adaptation actions to meet by the end of this decade. Adaptation strategies will span […]